Sure, maybe you've heard of the River Ordeal, or trial by fire, but have you heard of Trial by Bean? How about the Ordeal of the Turf? In this Spooktober installment, Amber walks Anna through the ways that those accused of crimes have proven their innocence (or not!) throughout history and all over the world.
Links
Why the trial by ordeal was actually an effective test of guilt (Aeon.com)
The Laws of King Athelstan 924-939 A.D. (Internet History Sourcebooks)
Trial by ordeal: When fire and water determined guilt (BBC News)
The Law of Hammurabi and Its Audience (Yale Journal of Law & The Humanities)
Poisonous plants: Calabar beans were used to determine guilt in prehistoric trials. (Slate.com)
Common superstition, swearing of oath and ordeal of Koren (The Sangai Express)
Historical Techniques of Lie Detection (European Journal of Psychology)
Contact
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